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Kevin S.

July 16, 2010 08:13AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Interesting video on youtube. It shows the steam powered 30 inch operation in Brazil.

You'll see the locomotive be turned on a turntable and a link and pin coupling being made, demonstrating just how dangerous that technology was.

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